Yup. But on topic and misleading sorry. Always good to properly research first with qualified legal advice than to end up in court. Cheaper too. Varies hugely with location. Dave e ------Original Message------ From: D G Mattichak jr Sender: Society for The Academic Study of Magic To: [log in to unmask] ReplyTo: Society for The Academic Study of Magic Subject: Re: [ACADEMIC-STUDY-MAGIC] Are Thelema and Wicca English? Sent: 20 Sep 2011 13:49 I have just had another good look at the mark and it is definitely a black ink stamp. There are also a list of figures (upside down) that would seem to be a list of charges. I agree that I have simplified copyright law but it was really off topic. I have posted a copy of the US Copyright office paper that explains these basic issues at http://dgmattichakjr.com/copyright-basics/ if you wish to chase up any details. My only point was that it would seem that Crowley did copyright the Book of the Law. Either way I am pretty sure that it is in the public domain. I wrote to Samuel Weiser last December and they replied promptly and were matter of fact about it. I had no reason to doubt the information that I received. David Sent using BlackBerry® from Orange